Canon EOS 6D Mark II sample reel

The Canon EOS 6D Mark II offers decent video quality at up to Full HD (1080/60p) resolution. It doesn't offer any form of 4K capture like its higher-end siblings, but with full Dual Pixel Autofocus and effective digital image stabilization that works in tandem with in-lens stabilization, the footage is generally smooth and in focus.

In addition to a somewhat inauthentic mojito recipe, the above video demonstrates how the EOS 6D Mark II copes with high-contrast scenes, lots of potential distractions for autofocus, as well as gives a general impression of the overall quality you'll get from Canon's newest HD-capable DSLR.

The video was filmed entirely hand-held with Canon's 'Movie Digital IS' enabled (but not the 'enhanced' option), using the 1080/60p MP4 setting. White balance was kept to auto, and Auto ISO was used to allow for automatic changes in brightness while the shutter speed and aperture were controlled manually. There are also speech samples from both an external shotgun microphone and the internal microphones on the 6D II, and Canon's Dynamic Lighting Optimizer was set to 'High.'

What do you think about the 6D II's video quality? Let us know in the comments.

Comments

The video quality can be decently good and sharp, I'm getting it for short films. I'm looking for a sub-$2K FF camera with good video AF. The only sub $2K cameras there are are the D750, 6D mark II, and A7II. The D750 was out of the running quickly because of contrast detect AF. 6D has better ISO performance, better autofocus, and a better lens selection than the A7II so it won out.

In several years I'll look to upgrade to a 4K-capable body, like the 5D mark 5 when it's out, a 1DX2 (when the 1DX3 comes out), an A7R3 (when the A7R4 comes out), or something like that.

That would've looked great in 2010! Seriously, the footage is very underwhelming. The vaunted Canon colors are overly orange and/or inconsistent between shots, the footage looks soft, and the DPAF keeps dropping the ball, unable to stick to a subject.Nice mojitos, though :D

If I could record 4k, I'd downsample it to 1080p anyway. Saves on space, encoding/compression time, easier to play (low end computers) and will still retain much sharpness since it's a over a 3x downsample.

Majority of tv show, football match every week in Australia are all still using 1080P and they haven't plan to go for 4K yet, still many years away for tv show to start 4K. Plus 4K use up too much data is a major downside to me though.

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